Pittsburgh went through last night after beating Philadelphia Flyers 6-0 (4-1 in the series)

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Ouch, 4 -0 to the Wings in game one. Should have been 5 but for a dis-allowed (perfectly good) goal in the 1st period.
The pens were totally out played imo and only Fleury kept the score so respectable. Crosby hardly featured and the turn overs to the wings in between the blue lines was chronic - it was like watching England trying to play the 'long ball' game - awful.
Here's to game two.

Yup, be fair, that was as good a game as the Red Wings can play. They were pretty much perfect all over the Ice. Pens were poor, all 4 goals came from individual mistakes, they were poorer in their own zone than at any time I've seen them this Year and the Wings closed their Offence down superbly.

All you can say for the series and as a Pens fan, is that Detroit can't play any better than that and the Pens will watch those tapes and play a lot different in game 2 thats for sure.

And to disagree slightly, I thought Fleury was average, there is no way on gods green earth, a skater should be able to go the long way round the back of the net for a wraparound, quicker than you can take 1 stride across an empty crease to get a skate up against the post.

But the Wings were impressive, they collapse to the net in their own zone then breakout of the empty ice between them and the points so godamn quickly when they get a turnover and ALWAYS get a shot away on the rush. Good Hockey, wrong result

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't saying Fleury was a god, just that the score could have been way higher but for some good saves. I don't think him falling over on his [censored] when he ran out as the first Pens player onto the ice can have helped at all!

Game 2 - finished Wings 3, Pens 0. The Pens just can't buy a goal..... start well, then go to s**t as the game goes on. Malkin has been shockingly poor (has he got Jagr's Playoff Syndrome!!), and Crosby's too busy carrying the forecheck instead of using his skills.

Think it may be a little different in Pittsburgh._________________I'm not THAT old! CALL HIS NAME!!!

mmmm, don't know what bothers me most.....Pens losing or how smug Rats will be if this carries on

Thought Game 2 was worse tbh, Detroit are very good at what they do, they are definitely committing a lot of penaltys that they know damn well, will not get called in the play offs, but would get called all day long in the regular season, but hey, win by whatever means, this is the final. They are killing the Pens speed but still managing to play their own fast break out game just how they please.

Hopefully home Ice will tighten game 3 up a bit, but its hard to see Pittsburgh winning 4 of the next 5 now.

Game 3 - Wings 2, Pens 3. Close run thing and the third marker had a lot to do with Osgood's backside. Will Malkin get some energy back during the 2 day lay up? Will Fleury regain his form from the play-offs? Will Malone come good? Will the Pens get more then the 5 shots on goal they got in the 3rd period? Who knows. Looking forward to game 4.

Yay go Pens!!! Was close! Part of Pittsburghs improvement was due, no doubt, to Coach Theriens vehement complaining about Detroits holding/clutching tactics in the neutral zone, they were all called early on.

Yeah, good call on Malone, was just wondering that last night, one of the real heroes getting them this far, but seems to be making every wrong decision on the puck!

Felt a bit for Gill, the big dummy , he has clearly been told to keep Holdtsrom out of the blue paint, so he did!! First one was a x check, 2nd one...not so sure and big H should have also sat for unsportsmanlike for collapsing like a dying swan, but that PP got Detroit back in the game.